Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.7% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£17.99
|
$10.74
CRC5,562.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.49
|
$9.76
CRC5,056.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.62
|
$2.01
CRC1,043.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.29
|
$1.50
CRC777.01
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Douglas
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.25
|
$2.66
CRC1,379.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.30
|
$4.50
CRC2,331.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.40
|
$7.34
CRC3,803.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.23
|
$3.25
CRC1,684.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.61
|
$4.56
CRC2,362.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.77
|
$2.28
CRC1,180.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.48
|
$0.63
CRC327.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.75
|
$1.30
CRC674.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.26
|
$1.28
CRC664.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.38
|
$1.23
CRC637.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.61
|
$1.08
CRC559.02
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Douglas
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.73
|
$5.59
CRC2,897.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£30.31
|
$38.19
CRC19,786.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£23,676.83
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,383,581.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£12.50
|
$13.67
CRC7,081.30
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
Douglas
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£45.62
|
$47.58
CRC24,650.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£846.45
|
$701.17
CRC363,239.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£704.39
|
$443.75
CRC229,885.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£98.09
|
$54.88
CRC28,429.93
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
Douglas
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£757.66
|
$463.64
CRC240,191.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£13,574.71
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,553,386.45
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.60
|
$3.47
CRC1,795.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.14
|
$3.56
CRC1,846.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.36
|
$4.59
CRC2,376.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£32.83
|
$58.91
CRC30,516.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.52
|
$7.81
CRC4,045.33
|
|
pay 70.3% more for clothing
Douglas
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£39.78
|
$83.78
CRC43,400.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£25.57
|
$52.26
CRC27,072.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£48.77
|
$126.81
CRC65,691.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£51.46
|
$119.58
CRC61,946.76
|
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